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    Radiant Roundels: working wonders with glass, paint and light

    6th January 2018 /

    Roundels are small glass wonders which display detailed draughtsmanship and rich subject matter. They use light as the main medium for enriching an interior and are a delight to behold in any setting. Over the years I have been lucky enough to work closely with collections of these artworks and help preserve them for future generations. Netherlandish-style stained glass roundels are different from regular stained glass windows or panels. While stained glass windows usually use the whole space of the window, multiple pieces of glass and sometimes a building-wide scheme to create scenes, tell stories and depict figures within an architectural framework, roundels have a whole scene depicted on one piece…

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  • Churches,  Glass,  Stained Glass

    Researching twelve stained glass windows in one church

    14th February 2017 /

    The Stained Glass of All Saints’ Parish Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire Conducting research of any form into the history of an object, artwork or building can be exciting and rewarding but also very frustrating and often confusing. This is what I found out when I set about researching a group of stained glass windows in a parish church in a town in Lincolnshire. Buy the book!! A full colour publication of my research is available to buy! The town of Stamford is well known for its antique charm. It was proclaimed by Sir Walter Scott as “the finest stone town in England” (Source: Visit Southwest Lincolnshire), was declared a conservation area…

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